Private H Arnold

By the time you get this letter we shall be in the trenches once again. It seems so nice for us, when we can get out and have a wash and have our night’s sleep as when you are in the trenches you cannot get much, for the shells are flying over your dug-out all the time. But I think most of the boys have got used to it. We are all proud to be able to serve our country and save it from the tyranny of the Huns and their outrageous tricks, and we know our friends at home are doing their best to keep us comfortable since we have been in the trenches. We have had a rough time of it with the wet and the Germans and we are only about ten yards off them at times. We often have to dodge the Huns’ shells etc., but we send them more than they send us and I know our do more damage. We give them some hot times and they will have it hotter still before we have done with them, but we are certain to finish our job and be victorious, so keep smiling. It seems a long time since I saw you all last but hope to get home before long.